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**To create a snapshot of a managed database**
The following ``create-relational-database-snapshot`` example creates a snapshot of the specified managed database. ::
aws lightsail create-relational-database-snapshot \
--relational-database-name Database1 \
--relational-database-snapshot-name RelationalDatabaseSnapshot1
Output::
{
"operations": [
{
"id": "853667fb-ea91-4c02-8d20-8fc5fd43b9eb",
"resourceName": "RelationalDatabaseSnapshot1",
"resourceType": "RelationalDatabaseSnapshot",
"createdAt": 1569868074.645,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "all",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "Database1",
"operationType": "CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1569868074.645
},
{
"id": "fbafa521-3cac-4be8-9773-1c143780b239",
"resourceName": "Database1",
"resourceType": "RelationalDatabase",
"createdAt": 1569868074.645,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "RelationalDatabaseSnapshot1",
"operationType": "CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1569868074.645
}
]
}